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Possible Causes

POSSIBLE CAUSES
LOW COOLANT LEVEL
POOR COOLING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
HIGH RESISTANCE IN THE ECT SIGNAL CIRCUIT
HIGH RESISTANCE IN THE SENSOR GROUND CIRCUIT
THERMOSTAT
ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR
POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM)

Always perform the PRE-DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE before proceeding. Refer to  PRE-DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE  .